Sunday, April 22, 2012

China-Russia Yellow Sea naval drills begin

China and Russia launched joint naval exercises Sunday that
highlight warming ties between their militaries and growing cooperation
in international affairs.

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said the
six days of drills feature simulated anti-aircraft, anti-submarine and
search-and-rescue operations, including electronic countermeasures and
other sensitive technologies.Retired major general Yin Zhuo said it shows a high degree of trust between the sides."It's an excellent exchange for China to be able to drill jointly in such sensitive areas," Yin told CCTV.

China's
Defense Ministry said China was sending two submarines and 16 ships to
take part, including destroyers, escort vessels and hospital ships. The
deputy chiefs of the countries' navies oversaw the start of drills in
the northeastern Chinese port of Qingdao, the home of China's northern
fleet.The two militaries hold frequent exchanges, despite recent
disputes over Chinese copying of Russian military technology such as
Sukhoi jet fighters. China was a key customer for the former Soviet arms
industry, but recent technological advances at home have made it far
less dependent on Russian weaponry.

Much of that cooperation takes
place within the confines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a
grouping of Central Asian states that seeks to check U.S. influence in
the region and began holding joint drills in 2005.Formerly Cold
War rivals for leadership of the communist world, China and Russia have
since found common ground in countering liberal democratizing trends
across Asia and Eastern Europe and frequently vote against Western
initiatives in the United Nations Security Council.Most recently,
they have united to block any U.N. actions on Syrian violence that
could lead to some form of humanitarian intervention, a prospect both
nations abhor.

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